Screening History: (MCC-UE 1140)

This course explores the ways in which popular Hollywood films construct the historical past, the ensuing battles among historians and the public over Hollywood’s version of American history, and the ways such films can be utilized as historical documents themselves. We will consider films as products of the culture industry; as visions of popularly understood history and national mythology; as evidence for how social conflicts have been depicted; and as evidence of how popular understanding and interpretations of the past have been revised from earlier eras to the present.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


MCC-UE 1140-000 (12107)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Miller, Mark


MCC-UE 1140-000 (8422)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Wed
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Late afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Lariviere, Jason

Film:History and Form (MCC-UE 1007)

An exploration of film as a medium of information, conveyor and creator of culture and a form of aesthetic expression. Course examines the historical development of film as both a cultural product and industry.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


MCC-UE 1007-000 (12075)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Mon
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Late afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Lariviere, Jason


MCC-UE 1007-000 (12076)
01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Wed
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)
at Washington Square
Instructed by Miller, Mark